List of members of the 78th West Virginia Senate

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List of members of the Senate for the 78th West Virginia Legislature

Leadership of the 78th West Virginia Senate

class=wikitable ! Position !! Name !! Party !! District !! County
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| President of the Senate/Lieutenant Governor	Earl Ray Tomblin	Democratic	7	Logan Co.
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| President Pro Tempore	William R. Sharpe, Jr.	Democratic	12	Lewis Co.
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Majority Leader	H. Truman Chafin	Democratic	6	Mingo Co.
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Minority Leader	Donald T. Caruth	Republican	10	Mercer Co.
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Majority Whip	Billy Wayne Bailey	Democratic	9	Wyoming Co.
{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Minority Whip	Clark S. Barnes	Republican	15	Randolph Co.

Members of the 78th West Virginia Senate

class=wikitable

! District !! Senator !! Party !! County(ies)

rowspan=2| 1

| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Edwin Bowman

| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

| rowspan=2| Brooke, Hancock, Ohio

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Andy McKenzie

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| rowspan=2| 2

| Larry J. Edgell

| rowspan=2| Calhoun, Doddridge, Marion (part), Marshall,
Monongalia (part), Ritchie, Tyler, Wetzel

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Jeffrey V. Kessler

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| rowspan=2| 3

| Donna J. Boley

| rowspan=2| Pleasants, Roane (part), Wirt, Wood

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Frank Deem

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| rowspan=2| 4

| Karen L. Facemyer

| rowspan=2| Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane (part)

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Mike Hall

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| rowspan=2| 5

| rowspan=2| Cabell, Wayne (part)

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Robert H. Plymale

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| rowspan=2| 6

| H. Truman Chafin

| rowspan=2| McDowell, Mercer (part), Mingo (part), Wayne (part)

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| John Pat Fanning

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| rowspan=2| 7

| Ron Stollings

| rowspan=2| Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne (part)

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Earl Ray Tomblin

rowspan=4| 8/17

| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Dan Foster

| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

| rowspan=4| Kanawha

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Brooks McCabe

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Vic Sprouse

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| rowspan=2| 9

| Billy Wayne Bailey

| rowspan=2| Raleigh, Wyoming (part)

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| rowspan=2| 10

| Don Caruth

| rowspan=2| Fayette (part), Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Jesse O. Guills

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| rowspan=2| 11

| rowspan=2| Fayette (part), Clay, Nicholas, Upshur, Webster

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| rowspan=2| 12

| Joseph M. Minard

| rowspan=2| Braxton, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| William R. Sharpe, Jr.

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| rowspan=2| 13

| Michael Oliverio II

| rowspan=2| Marion (part), Monongalia (part)

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Roman W. Prezioso, Jr.

rowspan=2| 14

| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Jon Blair Hunter

| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

| rowspan=2| Barbour, Grant (part), Mineral (part),
Monongalia (part), Preston, Taylor

{{Party shading/Republican}}

rowspan=2| 15

| {{Party shading/Republican}}| Clark S. Barnes

| {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

| rowspan=2| Berkeley, Grant (part), Hardy, Hampshire,
Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur (part)

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

rowspan=2| 16

| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| John Unger

| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

| rowspan=2| Berkeley (part), Jefferson

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| John Yoder

Composition of the 78th West Virginia Senate

2007–2009:

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" | Affiliation

! Members

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Democratic Party

| 23 (68%)

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| Republican Party

| 11 (32%)

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total

| 34

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Majority

| 12

See also

External links

[http://www.legis.state.wv.us/index.cfm West Virginia Legislature Homepage]
[http://www.legis.state.wv.us/districts/sd/sd.cfm Senate District Map]

West Virginia Senate 78th

Category:West Virginia legislative sessions

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